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Hey Belltown, shut up I’m trying to sleep!

I understand that living in an urban neighborhood is nothing like living in the country; we have sirens throughout the night, garbage trucks, street cleaners, etc. But how about the other unnecessary noises at night?

If your Belltown home is like mine, you don’t have air conditioning. Although the hot summer nights have turned into warm fall nights, I still keep a window open while I sleep. My home is high in the sky, so I keep my bedroom window open or cracked most of the time throughout the year; lately, Belltown has been excessively loud during the late night/early morning hours due to disrespectful people.

Yeah, you “Mr. Yelling At Yourself in the Middle of the Night for No Apparent Reason.” I’m sure you have a good reason to be upset with yourself, but raising your voice only makes things worse. Seriously dude, shut up!

And you “Mr. Singing at the Top of Your Lungs Like You’re Brian McKnight,” give it up. I understand singing to yourself while walking down the street is fun, I do it from time to time at a much lower volume, but there’s a time and a place to sing out loud; it isn’t Belltown at 2am.

Don’t worry, I didn’t forget about you “Mr. Look at Me I Have the Loudest Motorcycle in Town.” I’m not a motorcycle rider, however, I have a hard time imagining it being enjoyable to have one of those super loud motorcycles. Even if it is the most enjoyable thing on Earth, have some respect and stop revving your bike like an idiot to make your presence known!

I’m not Belltown’s Mr. Wilson; I assure you, I’m not the grumpy neighbor against people having fun. I’m not a light sleeper, or a heavy sleeper; just average. I go to bed at normal times. I’m just asking that the unnecessary noises be chimed down a bit during the late night/early morning hours.

In the grand scheme of things, I have it easy. There are troops overseas right now being woke up by bombs and missiles; remembering this makes me feel lucky to rest my head in noisy Belltown.

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